Blade Saga
Part Five: So It Ends
By Kat Warrior
The group of four hurried to get out of Death Mountain and then went as fast as they could up the mountain they had come over. Rayman did his best to run on his own, but he simply couldn't do it. Ly picked him and the others up with her telekinesis and flew them over the mountain and then down the other side to the edge of the forest. Dekum and Chasm were waiting for them at the forest's edge.
Chasm wasn't standing, but lying on his back on the ground and staring at the sky in his exhaustion. Dekum was sitting beside him, one of his wrinkled hands resting on his friend's forehead. The old fairy looked up when he sensed Ly and the others approaching.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Tily bolted to her grandfather. He held his arms out to her and she all but flung herself into them, sniffling and crying with joy as she did so.
"Oh Grandfather!" she sobbed, "I thought I would never see you again!" She buried her head in his chest and cried a little bit more, forgetting about everyone else.
Ly, Rayman, and Globox were not long in catching up to her. Once they reached Dekum and Chasm, Ly set Rayman down. He wobbled in his attempt to stand, but somehow managed to stay on his feet. When Chasm saw him, he stood, refusing Dekum's offered assistance.
"We both know what we must do," Chasm said to Rayman. He turned to Chasm. "Put the blade on the ground between us. When you give the word, we can both try to grab it. That will be our battle's beginning."
Rayman handed the blade to Dekum. The old fairy placed it on the forest floor between the two of them. When the word was given, each combatant dove for it. Rayman was a fighter and naturally had faster reflexes, so he reached it first, but when Chasm was open for attack he hesitated enough that Chasm was able to seize it from him with slight ease.
Chasm pinned Rayman to the ground, his motions indicating that he was quite irritated; Rayman wasn't really even trying. Just the same he leaned over his opponent, sword poised for the final blow. Rayman sadly closed his eyes.
And then everyone heard Tily cry out in protest. All eyes were on her as she tried to flutter to the battle, her small wings flapping desperately. She called out Rayman's name with huge tears dripping from her chin. Ly came up swiftly behind her and put her arms around her younger sister. The older female rebuked her gently, reminding her that this was Rayman's battle and his alone.
But inside, Ly felt the same way Tily did. She wanted nothing more than to help Rayman by throwing Chasm off him and then taking him into her arms. But unlike her young sibling she had self control enough not to.
Chasm paused and looked at all those around him. Tily, teary-eyed and sniffling, Globox peeking through his fingers as his hands covered his eyes, Ly with her eyes sad and on the brink of tears herself, Dekum with his head silently bowed, and Rayman, who was looking at his friends apologetically. Chasm could tell that Rayman was practically laying his life down for him, yet it didn't seem right somehow. He stepped back from his opponent.
Rayman sat up, thoroughly confused. He looked at Chasm to see that he looked sad and yet... calm? Perhaps even satisfied?
"I should have seen it earlier," Chasm told him. "Rayman, you're needed here more than I am. I am out of balance with the world since I should have died years ago. My loved ones have passed on. But you have loved ones on this world that need you, and you belong where you are." He looked at the sword in his hand as it shone with a comforting blue glow.
Realization struck Rayman and he stared at Chasm now in shock. He jumped up to protest what was about to happen, but he was too late. Chasm tightened his grip on the sword and then ran the blade into his torso. Rayman reached him about the time he collapsed on the ground, the very point of the blade visible through his back. Before Rayman could really react to this site, the glow from the sword increased a thousand fold – enough that it became blinding to all present and engulfed both of them.
When he was able to open his eyes again, Rayman realized that he wasn't on the ground, but suspended in the air. The space around him was a swirling pattern of nearly all colors imaginable, but primarily a soft blue – the same blue as the sword's glow.
Chasm was before him, looking completely unharmed. He was smiling, seeming oblivious to the fact that he had just died. Rayman heard Chasm's voice, but didn't see his mouth move.
"It is done," he informed the blonde, "All is as it should be. I am going to where I ought to be, and you are staying where you are needed." He bowed to Rayman respectfully. "You should wake up now, and enjoy the life ahead of you."
While this was happening inside Rayman's mind, everyone had gathered around where he and Chasm had been. Chasm was completely gone, and they sword lay on its side on the ground, its glow completely diminished. Rayman was lying on his stomach with his head turned slightly to the side. He was still save for his body moving as he breathed. A breeze came through the forest, rustling grass, leaves, and Rayman's sunshine-colored hair.
Ly, who had released Tily moments ago, lifted him into her slender arms and held him close to her. He didn't stir really, but he appeared more relaxed and content as she patted his downy hair. Tears of joy ran down the sides of Ly's face and landed on his nose and hair.
"Thank goodness," she breathed, "It's all over..."
Fin
A/N: Yes, I'm sure I'm going to receive a good talking to about how long this took me to finish. Sorry, people. But I did it! Yes, this chapter was short, but there just isn't any more to be said. At least not as far as this story goes. Hopefully next time I do a Rayman fan fiction, it'll all be finished in one shot. I hope you all enjoyed it, and I offer sincere apologies for taking ages and ages.
Dekum, the sword, and Chasm © Kat Warrior. Not to be used without her permission
All other characters © Ubisoft Entertainment.
Part Five: So It Ends
By Kat Warrior
The group of four hurried to get out of Death Mountain and then went as fast as they could up the mountain they had come over. Rayman did his best to run on his own, but he simply couldn't do it. Ly picked him and the others up with her telekinesis and flew them over the mountain and then down the other side to the edge of the forest. Dekum and Chasm were waiting for them at the forest's edge.
Chasm wasn't standing, but lying on his back on the ground and staring at the sky in his exhaustion. Dekum was sitting beside him, one of his wrinkled hands resting on his friend's forehead. The old fairy looked up when he sensed Ly and the others approaching.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Tily bolted to her grandfather. He held his arms out to her and she all but flung herself into them, sniffling and crying with joy as she did so.
"Oh Grandfather!" she sobbed, "I thought I would never see you again!" She buried her head in his chest and cried a little bit more, forgetting about everyone else.
Ly, Rayman, and Globox were not long in catching up to her. Once they reached Dekum and Chasm, Ly set Rayman down. He wobbled in his attempt to stand, but somehow managed to stay on his feet. When Chasm saw him, he stood, refusing Dekum's offered assistance.
"We both know what we must do," Chasm said to Rayman. He turned to Chasm. "Put the blade on the ground between us. When you give the word, we can both try to grab it. That will be our battle's beginning."
Rayman handed the blade to Dekum. The old fairy placed it on the forest floor between the two of them. When the word was given, each combatant dove for it. Rayman was a fighter and naturally had faster reflexes, so he reached it first, but when Chasm was open for attack he hesitated enough that Chasm was able to seize it from him with slight ease.
Chasm pinned Rayman to the ground, his motions indicating that he was quite irritated; Rayman wasn't really even trying. Just the same he leaned over his opponent, sword poised for the final blow. Rayman sadly closed his eyes.
And then everyone heard Tily cry out in protest. All eyes were on her as she tried to flutter to the battle, her small wings flapping desperately. She called out Rayman's name with huge tears dripping from her chin. Ly came up swiftly behind her and put her arms around her younger sister. The older female rebuked her gently, reminding her that this was Rayman's battle and his alone.
But inside, Ly felt the same way Tily did. She wanted nothing more than to help Rayman by throwing Chasm off him and then taking him into her arms. But unlike her young sibling she had self control enough not to.
Chasm paused and looked at all those around him. Tily, teary-eyed and sniffling, Globox peeking through his fingers as his hands covered his eyes, Ly with her eyes sad and on the brink of tears herself, Dekum with his head silently bowed, and Rayman, who was looking at his friends apologetically. Chasm could tell that Rayman was practically laying his life down for him, yet it didn't seem right somehow. He stepped back from his opponent.
Rayman sat up, thoroughly confused. He looked at Chasm to see that he looked sad and yet... calm? Perhaps even satisfied?
"I should have seen it earlier," Chasm told him. "Rayman, you're needed here more than I am. I am out of balance with the world since I should have died years ago. My loved ones have passed on. But you have loved ones on this world that need you, and you belong where you are." He looked at the sword in his hand as it shone with a comforting blue glow.
Realization struck Rayman and he stared at Chasm now in shock. He jumped up to protest what was about to happen, but he was too late. Chasm tightened his grip on the sword and then ran the blade into his torso. Rayman reached him about the time he collapsed on the ground, the very point of the blade visible through his back. Before Rayman could really react to this site, the glow from the sword increased a thousand fold – enough that it became blinding to all present and engulfed both of them.
When he was able to open his eyes again, Rayman realized that he wasn't on the ground, but suspended in the air. The space around him was a swirling pattern of nearly all colors imaginable, but primarily a soft blue – the same blue as the sword's glow.
Chasm was before him, looking completely unharmed. He was smiling, seeming oblivious to the fact that he had just died. Rayman heard Chasm's voice, but didn't see his mouth move.
"It is done," he informed the blonde, "All is as it should be. I am going to where I ought to be, and you are staying where you are needed." He bowed to Rayman respectfully. "You should wake up now, and enjoy the life ahead of you."
While this was happening inside Rayman's mind, everyone had gathered around where he and Chasm had been. Chasm was completely gone, and they sword lay on its side on the ground, its glow completely diminished. Rayman was lying on his stomach with his head turned slightly to the side. He was still save for his body moving as he breathed. A breeze came through the forest, rustling grass, leaves, and Rayman's sunshine-colored hair.
Ly, who had released Tily moments ago, lifted him into her slender arms and held him close to her. He didn't stir really, but he appeared more relaxed and content as she patted his downy hair. Tears of joy ran down the sides of Ly's face and landed on his nose and hair.
"Thank goodness," she breathed, "It's all over..."
Fin
A/N: Yes, I'm sure I'm going to receive a good talking to about how long this took me to finish. Sorry, people. But I did it! Yes, this chapter was short, but there just isn't any more to be said. At least not as far as this story goes. Hopefully next time I do a Rayman fan fiction, it'll all be finished in one shot. I hope you all enjoyed it, and I offer sincere apologies for taking ages and ages.
Dekum, the sword, and Chasm © Kat Warrior. Not to be used without her permission
All other characters © Ubisoft Entertainment.